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#12 Run the Chicago Marathon

Thanks to the support and encouragement of my friend Susan, I registered for the Chicago Marathon last Sunday.

Two days later registration closed.

Registration opened and closed in a record number six days.

Last year registration closed in 31 days. 

45,000 people is the max registration.

Amazing.  

So, in honor of my long Saturday morning runs I walked over to my gym and peered at the treadmills.  Dread was pouring through my pores.  I had no desire to run six miles on the piece of machinery while it was sunny outside, even if it wasn't quite above zero degrees.

So, I walked out of the gym, back to my house and bundled up for a long, Chicago winter run.

One hour later I found myself still smiling and enjoying the run in the sun (aside from the slight pain in my right knee...)

And, as a perk a car honked their horn at me and gave me cheering arms while I was running.

Those Chicagoans, they encourage my crazy cold runs.